For you to try this month:

Watercolour:

• Finish your painting of a roe deer in the final part of Paul Hopkinson's painting project
• Jem Bowden shows how to plan for and use soft and hard edges
• Paint a sunset using just four colours with Stephen Coates
• Julie King explains how to turn a photograph of a white agapanthus into a painting
• Practice mixing greens for natural textures and foliage with David Webb
• Michelle Campbell shares exercises and ideas for imitating texture in nature
• Paint a miniature portrait on polymin with Rosemary Bentley

Plus:

• Build your confidence for painting en-plein-air this summer with Rodney Kingston
• Follow Paula Henchell as she paints poppies and peonies from photographs
• Have fun experimenting with Brusho with Carrie McKenzie
• Linda Birch shows how to bring your drawings of cats to life
• Paint figures on a sunny beach using oil with Elena Parashko
• Find inspiration in everyday objects as you sketch and paint still lifes with John Mitchell
• Tim Fisher continues his weather report by capturing the effects of bright sunshine in acrylic
• Use water-mixable oils to paint view from a lake with Murray Ince
• Steve Strode shares ideas for developing your skills by painting small and often

And:

• Things to do this month
• Art club news, profiles and exhibition listings
• Exhibitions from around the UK
• Reviews of the latest practical art books and DVDs
• Paintings from the PaintersOnline gallery
• This month's sketching competition with David Bellamy

All this and more in the August issue of Leisure Painter - out on July 13, click here to purchase your copy.